Chapter 34 What Else Do You Want Us to Do? (2/2)

”You were not angry with him?” There were only two of us in the room, so I asked him.

”Of course, I was angry. He embarrassed me in front of so many people. I'm not a saint. ” The director looked at me with a smile, ”but we all used to curse and complain about our superiors when we were young, right? ”

I chuckled, neither nodding or shaking my head. Just as I was about to speak, the director waved his hand.

“You don’t have to answer that question. I won’t be happy if you say yes, while you won’t be happy if you say no.” At that moment the director was like a big brother. He smiled joyfully and looked out of the window, ”but when you become someone else's superior one day, you'll know that the fool you cursed back then sometimes had no choices. You could only see the tip of an iceberg. Looking at Zhou Yuan, I thought of the young man I used to be. I was so arrogant and looked down upon others. What a pity! My arrogance has gone with the years.”

The director seemed to appreciate Zhou Yuan’s ability, so I said, ”that's right. Everyone will grow up. It's just that Zhou Yuan is not in a good mood. I’m sure he will improve his communication skills.”

”I hope he could let me know his true thoughts and feelings. Of course, he must consider where he is when he speaks. We should give a young man like Zhou Yuan a second chance. ” The director stood up, walked towards the window and opened it. A breeze blew in. ”Back then I was in such a meeting room, arguing with my leader till my ears turned red. But he would still discuss the matter with me with a warm attitude after that. Had it not been for him—”

Just as he was speaking, Liu Shuai opened the door and entered by himself with an awkward expression.

”Where's Zhou Yuan? ” The director was surprised.

”Well…” Liu Shuai's expression was very strange.

”What's wrong? Is he in the rest room? ” I felt something was wrong.

Looking at Liu Shuai's reddened face, I felt that it wasn't Zhou Yuan who went to the rest room, but rather, Liu Shuai was almost unable to hold it in. “Zhou Yuan said that he was not feeling well and asked for the annual leave. He has left the company.” Liu Shuai explained.

”What is Zhou Yuan doing!” I stared at Liu Shuai as he sat on the chair and said to myself, “how could he ask for a leave? Isn’t it obvious that he doesn’t want to settle the matter?”

The director looked at Liu Shuai with a surprised expression. He did not say a word, just turning around to set the chair he was sitting on, and then he continued to set other chairs. We wanted to help, but he waved us to stay still. So, we just sit there in a daze and watch him doing the work by himself.

When the chairs were set up, the director left the conference room and said to us before he closed the door, ”let him complete exit procedure for resign after he comes back.”

”Is Zhou Yuan insane?” Seeing that the director had left, Liu Shuai could not help but scold, ”all we worried about is whether he would be fired. We are trying our best to help him. But this bastard just left without a word. With such an arrogant attitude, he’s going to die in a couple of days, let alone to survive for forty-nine days!”

Liu Shuai felt that he had gone too much, so he calmed himself down and said, “I didn't mean he deserved to die. But I'm afraid he might lose his job.”

I thought it was a mess. “Let's ask him to dinner and tell him about Avalokiteshvara’s elixir. We can persuade him to come back to work tomorrow and let him apologize to the director. If he is OK with that, I would advise Yan to save Zhou Yuan as soon as possible. What do you think? ”

Liu Shuai thought for a moment, then nodded, ”I agree with you. But I am not sure if we can persuade Zhou Yuan. Let's confirm his attitude before you talk to Yan.”